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Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the installation of defibrillators in public areas.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the installation of defibrillators in public areas.

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government’s position is that local communities are best placed to make decisions about procuring, locating, and maintaining defibrillators. Over 110,000 defibrillators are registered in the United Kingdom on The Circuit, the independent automated ext...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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